Police violence - Listen to FTAA report
Poon | 23.11.2003 17:06 | Globalisation | Repression | Cambridge
Check out 
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/21/1521259 on the Democracy Now site for interesting and disturbing report on police tactics in Miami for FTAA protests.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/21/1521259 on the Democracy Now site for interesting and disturbing report on police tactics in Miami for FTAA protests.
I know it's arguably not going to do much, but I feel like it might be worth writing to people about this (US Embassy - 020 7894-0925, 
presslon@pd.state.gov - MP's and stuff). Even if they'll pay little or no attention, but I think we should at least make it clear that they can't do this unchallenged.
Several IMC people were arrested and one guy from NYC IMC is being help on a $10,000 bond.
presslon@pd.state.gov - MP's and stuff). Even if they'll pay little or no attention, but I think we should at least make it clear that they can't do this unchallenged. Several IMC people were arrested and one guy from NYC IMC is being help on a $10,000 bond.
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PROTESTERS NOT INTIMIDATED
24.11.2003 14:30
That the people were not cowed was evident at the “Gala for Global Justice” on the evening of Wednesday, November 19. Opposition to the FTAA and people coming together for “another world” was the theme of event, which featured a program of music and
speeches from activists from throughout the Americas.
Representing the US labor movement in the program, Leo Girard, president of the United Steelworkers Union, declared, “We will not let them steal our sovereignty. This is not just about trade but also about investment and privileges for greedy investors and financiers. This fight is a fight for our children and grandchildren.” He singled
out the contribution of student activists against sweatshops, telling the story of how earlier in the afternoon, “on the way to Guzman Park to attend the People’s Forum, we saw a group of students surrounded by cops and searched. And guess what, hundreds of
steelworkers surrounded the cops and told them to let the students go. And they did.” And that brought the crowd to its feet.
Waltzing Matilda